This September, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of controversial housing bills which aim to address California’s housing shortage and affordability issues by encouraging increased density. Senate Bills 8, 9 & 10 all passed with bipartisan support, and will have direct implications for our local housing market. Let’s take a quick bird’s eye …
Governor Newsom Signs Package of Controversial Housing Bills Read More »
This week, we met with Kevin Chen, Head of Sales and Marketing at Cottage. Unlike the other ADU companies we have met with over the past year plus, which have all offered some type of prefab ADU product, Cottage offers a custom product, giving the homeowner more control over the design and finishes of their …
Last week we caught up with Mark Simon, Political Columnist for the San Mateo Daily Journal. Mark is a highly respected Bay Area journalist with his finger on the mid-peninsula political climate and someone whose insights we value deeply as real estate professionals trying to stay on top of ever-changing local housing policy. – Our …
Political Columnist, Mark Simon, Joins the Realtor Roundtable Read More »
At this week’s Realtor Roundtable meeting, we met with city of Belmont Planning Commissioner, Gina Latimerlo, who caught us up on all things housing and development in Belmont. The city is currently assessing a number of multi-family residential developments (five total) which are in various stages of review in advance of scheduling public hearings …
Talking Belmont Housing & Development with Gina Latimerlo Read More »
At last week’s Realtor Roundtable meeting, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Boxabl COO, Greg Ehlers. Boxabl is an exciting new ADU company that produces impressive prefab casitas which are assembled in factory, folded up for transportation, and unfolded/assembled in your backyard in just 1-2 hours. They are still just getting off the …
Realtor Roundtable Discussion with Greg Ehlers – COO, Boxabl Read More »
Last week, we were very fortunate to have the opportunity to catch up with Rosanne Foust, President & CEO of the San Mateo County Economic Development Association – an agency aimed at enhancing economic prosperity in SM County by promoting key business issues. Prior to her work with SAMCEDA, Rosanne served 12 years on Redwood …
Realtor Roundtable with Rosanne Foust, President/CEO at SAMCEDA Read More »
After a meteoric rise in the first few months of 2021, the median sales price for a single-family home in San Mateo County seems poised to clear a historic milestone this year. According to sales data from MLSListings Inc, the median price for a single-family home in San Mateo County during the month of May …
Median Sales Price in S.M. County Approaching Historic Milestone Read More »
With the potential for sweeping changes to tax laws coming down from the new administration in D.C., there is some uncertainty regarding the future of the 1031 Exchange section of the tax code. Is it on the chopping block? Will it face new limitations and restrictions? To discuss these possibilities, we invited 1031 Exchange Specialist …
Discussing the Future of 1031 Exchanges with Ron Ricard Read More »
At this morning’s Realtor Roundtable meeting, we had an excellent discussion on bridge loans/gap financing with Elsie Wu, Mortgage Broker with Abundance 99 Inc. This type of financing can work great for buyers whose money is tied up in their current home, by allowing them to leverage their equity as a down payment on a …
Discussing Bridge Loans with Elsie Wu of Abundance 99 Inc. Read More »
We’re back! Just a couple weeks ago, San Mateo County was officially cleared to begin in person open houses again, with certain COVID safety protocol in place. This marks the first time we have been able to host an open house at one of our listings in 440 days, and we were fortunate to have a gorgeous …
RealSmart On Location: First Open House in 440 Days! Read More »
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